Beschreibung / Description
Bronze statue of Justitia with sword and scales on top of a stone pillar with a bronze cast niches with reliefs of female personifications of various virtues with heir Latin name below. The pilar stands in an octagonal fountain basin. The depicted virtues are:
- iustitia - Justice, with sword of judgment and balance.
- temperantia - Moderation, distributing a liquid between two pitchers.
- spes - Hope, with a dove on her arm.
- charitas - Charity, with two children, one of whom she is breastfeeding.
Above the representation extends to the edges a smooth band with the inscription:
iustitia in toto virtvtvm maxima mvndo sponte sva tribvit cvilibet æqva svvm
Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)
Gustav D. Manskopf
seiner vaterstadt
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Anmerkung / Annotation
This fountain in 1887 replaced a 17th century original.
Künstler*in / Artist
- Friedrich Schierholz (Frankfurt am Main 1840 - Frankfurt am Main 1894),
German sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information
Stichworte / Tags
Lage / Location (N 50°6'37" - E 8°40'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: dehs192; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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